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Artist: Jiten Sahu
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 56 × 56 inches (142.24 × 142.24 cm)
Year: 2023
In this commanding acrylic on canvas, Jiten Sahu presents a layered and symbolic composition that explores femininity, duality, and nature through the abstraction of form and the depth of color. Dominated by earthy tones and tactile textures, the large-scale work features two stylized female figures, each occupying her own symbolic space within the same canvas.
On the left side of the painting, a woman appears in profile, her body elongated and sculptural, rendered in creamy beige tones with soft shadows that give her form a three-dimensional presence. Her raised arm and tilted head suggest a quiet gesture, one of thought, prayer, or interaction. Her garment is only faintly defined by interwoven lines and sweeping brushstrokes, giving the illusion of drapery that flows naturally around her form. A leafy plant in a muted, brown pot appears in the foreground near her lower body, subtly anchoring her to the earthly realm and adding a visual connection to organic life.
Contrasting this grounded presence is the second figure on the right, who appears within a dark, recessed rectangular niche. This figure also in profile, evokes a winged being, perhaps a goddess, spirit, or celestial entity. Her features mirror the woman on the left, but with exaggerated, more mystical elements such as stylized wings and a greater sense of movement. The surrounding colors are deeper and more intense, rich browns, shadowy greens, and ochre tones dominate her space, adding to the contrast and symbolic depth.
The background unifies the composition with its deep earthen brown, applied with expressive brushstrokes and thick patches of pigment that lend the surface a physical and emotional texture. There is a clear duality present in the work: the mortal and the divine, the grounded and the ascending, the seen and the spiritual. These themes are not rendered literally but are instead suggested through posture, framing, and material treatment. Jiten Sahu’s painting is a meditation on inner worlds, those of identity, myth, and nature, filtered through a visual language that is both abstract and allegorical. The textured surface, symbolic composition, and evocative color palette work together to create a painting that is not just seen but felt, inviting viewers into a contemplative space rich with nuance and layered meaning.
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Art has always, naturally, reflected the development and exploration of different thoughts and perceptions, and our current postmodern era is no different. It is interesting to see how art has evolved visually, yet the traditional methods of composing art remain a valid means of expression.
All it takes for an artist to rise above normalcy, is inspiration, which fuels his passion to paint beautiful creations throughout his life.
The valuable expression of art is always there with us, but now this expression is yet to take an interesting diversion with our art gallery, Gallery Silver Scapes, located in Hauz Khas Enclave. Art is no longer considered just decorative but has evolved and come forth as a major form of investment yielding high rates of returns for its buyers, making it an expression commonly used.
Mrs Mayor was walked into the art world by the legendary modernist Bimal Das Gupta, one of whose biggest collections remains with Gallery Silver Scapes. In the 1980s, as head and first curator of the Habiart Gallery founded by Mrs Rekha Modi — a childhood friend — Mrs Mayor worked closely with and curated shows for renowned artists such as A Ramachandran, GR Santosh, Rameshwar Broota, Sakti Burman, MK Bardhan, Dhiraj Chaudhury, M Sivanesan, and Arup Das among others.
Besides modern masters, she also worked with young contemporaries such as Sudip Roy, Paresh Maity, Subroto Kundu, Vinod Sharma, and many more. Artworks commissioned by her are now part of prestigious collections, such as those of the India Habitat Centre, Ranbaxy, Pepsi, Hotel Lalit, Bank of America, and many more private and public collections.